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Calcasieu Parish Police Jury needed a robot and McNeese State University students delivered. Students in the department of engineering and computer science worked with Calcasieu Parish litter manager, Wyvette Pryor-Cousin and the O’Carroll Group to turn a trashcan into a robot. Trashformer, as it’s called, is the new mascot for the Pick It Up Calcasieu…
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McNeese State University hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the new McNeese Student Union. “This is a big day for McNeese. We are ready to get started on this long-awaited project for the university,” said Kevin Martin, director of facilities at McNeese. The day was so big that rain could not keep people from…
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Sometimes life just gets in the way and a student may stop going to college before earning a degree. It’s not too late to finish with a general studies degree from McNeese State University. Students may be closer to graduation than they think, according to Jodi Willis, department head of interdisciplinary studies. Erin Willis, McNeese…
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The culmination of a semester’s hard work for a team of McNeese State University engineering students took place this summer in Ragley in a balloon launch for the NASA LaACES project, “Development of Radiation Detection Payloads for the 2024 Solar Eclipse Events.” Mechanical engineering senior Clara Rosini and project mentors Dr. Bei Xie, associate professor…
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Dr. Kedrick Nicholas has been named senior vice president of student affairs at McNeese State University. His appointment was approved at the June meeting of the University of Louisiana System (ULS) Board of Supervisors. “Dr. Nicholas is a vital part of the McNeese community and his experience and innovative thinking are catalysts for momentum on…
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It’s the dawning of a new era at McNeese State University as Dr. Wade Rousse took the reins as president on Monday, July 1. Rousse, the eighth president of McNeese, hosted a news conference and reiterated that his first goal is to stabilize enrollment. He explained that in the next 45 days objectives will be…
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The AccessLex Financial Education Research Grant on “Enhancing Financial Literacy–Individual and Group Financial Decision-Making Effects” was awarded McNeese State University through Dr. Shuming Bai, College of Business dean and professor of finance. The primary goal of the project was to help students to decrease debt and increase income and wealth through a series of financial…
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McNeese State University Student Government Association president, Drew Brown, is the student member of the University of Louisiana System (ULS) Board of Supervisors. Brown, a senior from DeRidder, is majoring in political science and criminal justice. “Being on the ULS Board of Supervisors is an incredible honor,” Brown said. “As the student member, I represent the…
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McNeese State University mass communication students recently won student journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Louisiana Professional Chapter. Morgan Babineaux, who is from Crowley and graduated in May, won second place in the student features category for her broadcast news stories Small Town Mardi Gras Takes All Day and Woman Repurposes Beads which…
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The President’s Honor List for the spring 2024 semester at McNeese State University has been announced. To be on the President’s Honor List, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.5 GPA or better while carrying at least 15 semester hours. A senior eligible for graduation but carrying less than 15 hours is also…
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